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crenulate

/kren-yuh-leyt, -lit/US // ˈkrɛn yəˌleɪt, -lɪt //UK // (ˈkrɛnjʊˌleɪt, -lɪt) //

具小圆点,具圆齿状突起,具小圆点的,具圆齿状突起的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves.

Examples

  • In the example selected for our plate the pinnules are oblong, obtuse and crenulate, or at most, crenately-toothed.

  • Processes large near the ends of the major axis and not oblique to it, or scarcely so, the edges with a crenulate border.

  • Petals (crenulate) and stamens 5, inserted on the margin of a cup-shaped disk which lines the base of the calyx.

  • Crenulata means bearing notches, referring to the crenulate form of the gills, which are very distinct.

  • The margin was entire, and not crenulate, as in many dolphins.